What happens when the person you love is called to something that takes them away? Again and again and again. Journalist Simone Gorrindo never expected to become a military wife. Raised in a liberal anti-war family, she had her whole life mapped out–until she fell in love. And love, as it turns out, isn’t just about saying yes. Sometimes it asks for waiting. For loneliness. For a life built around someone else’s calling. For making a home inside a world you never planned for.

In this episode, Kate and Simone talk about:

What it means to build a life that constantly asks for more—more patience, more sacrifice, more resilience than you ever thought you had.
When your partner’s job becomes an identity—and you’re expected to adapt.
The loneliness of waiting, the friendships that save us, and the pressure to be “strong.”

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